Flora of North America species comparison

ascending to erect, (13–)20–40(–51) cm, stellate-tomentose.

erect, clustered on vertical caudex, (12–)20–50(–67) cm, simple or branched, stellate-pubescent to stellate-tomentose.

cauline and, sometimes, basal basal mat-forming;

petiole 1–3 mm;

blade obovate, 10–22 × 3–5 mm;

cauline: petiole 1–4 mm;

blade oblanceolate to narrowly lanceolate, 10–38(–48) × 2–5.5(–7.8) mm, margins revolute;

surfaces stellate-tomentose abaxially, stellate-pubescent adaxially, without simple hairs;

lateral veins obscure abaxially.

cauline;

petiole 1–4 mm;

blade narrowly elliptic to oblanceolate, (10–)18–32(–40) × 4–7(–10) mm, surfaces stellate-tomentose abaxially, stellate-pubescent adaxially, without simple hairs, lateral veins raised abaxially.

axillary and terminal, solitary flowers or glomerules; chasmogamous flowers solitary, at tips of branches, overtopping cleistogamous, cleistogamous 2–7 per glomerule, flowering 1–3 months later than chasmogamous.

terminal, cymes; chasmogamous flowers 6–10(–18) per cyme; cleistogamous in glomerules, 1–10 flowers per glomerule, on lateral leafy branches 2.5–6 cm, flowering 1–3 months later than chasmogamous.

10–22 mm;

bracts 3–7 × 0.5–1 mm.

(1.5–)3–8(–12) mm;

bracts 3–7 × 0.5–1 mm.

flowers: outer sepals linear, 1.2–2.5 × 0.2 mm, inner sepals 2.5–4.3 × 1.3–2 mm, apex acute;

petals obovate, 4–6 × 3.5–5 mm;

capsules 2–3 × 1.4–1.8 mm, glabrous.

flowers: outer sepals linear, 3.5–4.5(–8) × 0.4–1 mm, inner sepals ovate-elliptic, 5–8 × 2.4–4 mm, apex acute;

petals obovate, 8–12 × 5–10 mm;

capsules 3–5.5 × 2.5–4.5 mm, glabrous.

flowers: outer sepals linear, 0.5–1 × 0.2 mm, inner sepals ovate, 1.5–1.8 × 1–1.5 mm, apex acute;

capsules 1.3–1.7 × 1–1.3 mm, glabrous.

flowers: outer sepals linear, 0.5–1.5 × 0.3 mm, inner sepals ovate-elliptic, 1.7–2.8 × 1.5–2.3 mm, apex acute capsules 1.5–2.2 × 1.2–2.2 mm, glabrous.